Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-12-05

workmsn stood about in groups, bus
Offered no threat Or resistance to She
tcoeps. At5 O'Clock however, gangs
os about six hnndred youngsters
apa gatnina beaded b9 OameliuAs, Q.aerey
apd Basiy VI it'll red, white and blue BAN
ners, came marching over the Point de Ia
Goneorde, singing .tOarmaRnole," !" and
turned down the Rue Rtveii en- Konte
for the Hotel de Vile. When they got
opposite the equestrian STATUE OF JeanLe
d5Aro g squadron of guards republicains
forced a passage. The ementiers tried
to rush through the ranks, and the Of
Gcer IN command received the butt OF o
Cigar IN the cheek that some m~isebsvious
gayroche had thrown at bin, The officer
drew his ssher, and se he did so q dozen
stones were thrown at soldiers, several
ct them striking the brass helmets with
8 sound ike q spoon dropped into an
empty saucepan. The garde republi-
caine then, at the word of command.
drew their sabres and atrumpet sound
ed the charge. The troopers on huge
horses, trGtted and then galloped OF the
crowd. riding down ten or twenty of
them and hitting right and left with the
flat of their sabres. Bssley himself was
bit in the jaw by a sabre and fell on the
pavement howling with rage. The crowd
in five minutes melted away, leaving no
trace behind it except a dozen men aud
boys slightly bruised and limping about
swearing vengeance.
Almost at the same moment two SINH
lar rows took place on the place de la
Oonoorde and rue Bayale, the mob dis
appearing like magic. Bnt in the rue
Royale scrimmage q hot.hesded syonnR-
ster fired 3 revolver ut the cavalry. The
ball struck one of the soldiers on the
helmet. This was followed by q volley
of stones, thesof1oer IL command being
hit on the cheek and the right eye with
q stone. The trumpet at once sounded
a charge and trot, and the rue Royale
was swept clear of all the crowd as il
| with o broom.
Suddenly another gang OF revolution
iats appeared opposite the Madeleine
Three OF four revolver shots we're fred
by them at the troops. One of these
shots hit the glazed hat OF q coacher
driving g yellow cab number 7720. The
coacher. whose name Is Paul Victor,
turned his horses at the crowd, and,
whip IN hand, shouting fearful oaths,
this Jehu drove full tilt at the crowd,
runnlng over an old woman, and the cab,
driving up against d lamp post, turned
over on ITS side. The crowd
smashed the cab to pieces, but
the cabman, whose whsp was
torn from his hand, seized a large wrench
that all Parlsian cabmen carry under
their box seat, and wounded six people
on the head with it, knocking two sense.
less. Several more volleys of stones and
O few harmless revolver shots we're fired
at the troops. The cavalry charged
Isgain leapinR over the cab. and at the
foot of the steps Of the Madeleine about
fifty persons were wounded by kicks
from tho horses and blows from the
backs of sabres. Nobody during the
scrlmmage, however, was killed, or even
seriously wounded.
A few revolver shots were also fired at
the troops from the place de la Concorde,
but q vigorous charge of cavalry swept
the streets clear. At 8 O'Clock all Paris
was quiet again.
CARNoT ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Versailles, Dec. 3.-The chambers of
senators and Deputies to elect q success
sor to president Greyy Was opened at 2
O'clock by ieroyeE, President If the
senate, who declared that the national
assembly was duly constituted TO elect q
president.
Balloting for the election OF president
commenced at 2:l5 p. m.
The result of the first ballot taken in
congFesBwRs:
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